Sony Replaces A Topless Girl With Its PS4 On The Sun's Page 3

A reader of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid The Sun would normally find something like this on Page 3:

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Except the U.K.'s censorship laws allow readers to see the model's bare breasts and panties. It's a trashy tabloid tradition that's been going on for over 40 years, despite protests from some women's groups.

But today's lusty readers would have found this instead:

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The apology to "Rosie, 22 from Middlesex" is a celebration of the PlayStation 4's U.K. launch on Friday at midnight. The video game console is likely to sell out by the end of the day.

The reception to the ad on Twitter has been overwhelmingly positive, with Sun fans and critics alike commending Sony for the joke: